Serian Kijani North

arguably the coolest way to explore the Serengeti

Serian Kijani North Camp is located in the Serengeti Mara area of northern Tanzania.

This property is part of the Serian Collection, a family of extremely authentic and high quality camps in the greater Serengeti area.

This place is a relatively simple base, which is offered for the exclusive use of a single group of 2-12 guests.

It probably represents the most authentic, exclusive, coolest and most elegantly guided safari experience in Serengeti (which is really saying something).

The camp can be set out in any number of locations around the greater Serengeti area, to suit the seasons and your particular interests. We have four options described here on the website (North, West, Central and South Serengeti), but there are many other options, which can focus on specific wildlife, landscapes, culture, palaeontology etc.

The minimum stay duration at this camp is officially five nights. That can include a shift in locations, so you could use it to explore different parts of the reserve.

The camp is also generally combined with one or more of the larger and more substantial Serian camps in Serengeti (listed above), usually with the larger camp featuring at the front end, before heading out to this bivouac. That way you get the chance to discuss the details of the plan with Alex or another lead guide and possibly tune the specific locations and activities to suit.

The camp itself can be seen clearly in the imagery. It comprises a very basic tented mess, leading out to a campfire.

One aspect we always appreciate is the amount of wildlife that can come into camp. Here you can expect to see wildlife around most of the day, whilst at night animals often pass right between the tents, including lions and elephants, which can be rather exciting.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Serian Kijani North Camp is in as many tents are needed for your party, each with a separate private toilet and shared bucket shower.

The camp is staffed by a team of authentic Maasai warriors, who do all of the guiding, hosting, cooking and housekeeping. To be honest, it is spending quality time with the wonderful people that is at least half the fun and such an honour.

Activities

Serian Kijani North Camp provides the following guided activities, which are usually included in the price …

• Vehicle safari
• Walking safari
• Bush meals

The Serengeti Mara area tends to feature in a very high proportion of trips, it is definitely worth considering at any time of year.

The usual stay duration is 3-4 nights.

Seasonality

The Serengeti region has to be one of the most seasonal locations in Africa.

Although there is literally no bad time to visit this part of the world, the annual cycle of weather, wildlife movements and visitor traffic flows combine to have an incredibly dramatic effect on trip planning during every single month of the year.

In this Serengeti Mara area, the most popular period to visit is the Jul-Oct dry season, when the best weather happens to coincide with the presence of the migration herds.

During the migration calving season, which takes place far off to the south during the Dec-Mar green season, the Serengeti Mara area becomes a wonderful peaceful backwater, although the weather can be less reliable.

The two low season periods of Nov-Dec and Mar-May may be much less dependable for weather, but they remain really strong for wildlife viewing and benefit from dramatically lower visitor numbers.

Getting there

The majority of people visiting Serengeti Mara do so as part of a guided overland safari, so they travel to their camp and around the area in their private vehicle.

A few people visit Serengeti Mara in isolation, flying in and out of the airstrip here. In this case they travel around the reserve with a vehicle and guide from their camp.

probably our favourite part of the Serengeti